Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 11

गौरीप्रवेशः—शिवसाक्षात्कारः

Gaurī’s Entry and the Vision of Śiva

Devanagari script

विस्मृतः परमो भावः कथं स्वेच्छांगयोगतः । न सम्भवन्ति ये तत्र चित्तकालुष्यहेतवः

Transliteration

vismṛtaḥ paramo bhāvaḥ kathaṃ svecchāṃgayogataḥ | na sambhavanti ye tatra cittakāluṣyahetavaḥ

Translation

كيف يُنسى المقام الأسمى حين يتّحد المرء بيوغا الأعضاء، ساعياً إليها بعزمٍ ثابت من ذاته؟ في تلك الحال لا تنشأ البتّة الأسباب التي تجلب دنسَ القلب.

Word by Word

• विस्मृतः: forgotten
• विस्मृतः: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-स्मृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (Past Passive Participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• परमः: supreme
• परमः: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• भावः: state; feeling; nature
• भावः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भाव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• कथम्: how
• कथम्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण/Interrogative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कथम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रश्न-अव्यय (interrogative adverb)

• स्वेच्छा: free will
• स्वेच्छा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/compound member)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व-इच्छा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय समास (स्वा च सा इच्छा), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-एकवचन-प्रातिपदिक-रूप (compound member)

• अङ्ग: limb; part
• अङ्ग: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/compound member)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-एकवचन-प्रातिपदिक-रूप (compound member)

• योगतः: from/through the union
• योगतः: Apadana (अपादान/Ablative cause-source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन (Singular)

• न: not
• न: Pratishedha (प्रतिषेध/Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात (negation particle)

• सम्भवन्ति: arise; occur
• सम्भवन्ति: Kriya (क्रिया/Verbal action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-भू (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural), परस्मैपद

• ये: which; those who
• ये: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• तत्र: there; in that case
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• चित्तकालुष्यहेतवः: causes of mental impurity
• चित्तकालुष्यहेतवः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चित्त-कालुष्य-हेतु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष समास (चित्तस्य कालुष्यस्य हेतवः), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in the Shiva Purana?

It teaches that when yoga is practiced with firm inner resolve, the mind becomes free from the very causes of impurity; in such clarity, the highest awareness of Shiva (the supreme state) is not lost or forgotten.

How does this verse relate to the worship of the Linga or Saguna Shiva?

Linga-worship and Saguna Shiva upāsanā steady the mind and support aṅga-yoga; as distractions and impurities subside, devotion matures into direct, unwavering remembrance of Shiva’s highest reality.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is disciplined aṣṭāṅga-yoga supported by Shaiva japa—especially the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya)—so that mental taints do not arise and remembrance of Shiva remains continuous.